478) Which of the following statements regarding lip-switch flaps is TRUE?
A. They are based on the angular artery.
B. Medial defects are closed with the Estlander flap.
C. Commisure defects are closed with the Abbe flap.
D. The Abbe flap is a one-stage procedure.
E. The Estlander flap usually will require a secondary commissuroplasty.
REFERENCES & ANSWER
Esclamado R. M., Krauss C.J.: Lip Cancer, Chapter 108, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, (Bailey, editor), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 1304-1309, 2001
Esclamado R. M., Fritz M. A.: Lip Cancer, Chapter 110, Head and Neck Surgery-Otolaryngology, (Bailey, editor), Third Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, pp. 1535-1549, 2006
478) E The Estlander flap usually will require a secondary commissuroplasty.
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